tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88070276000648859472014-10-06T19:40:30.638-07:00 The Last OrangeKisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-69179384600291206342013-04-11T08:48:00.000-07:002014-02-05T12:48:13.476-08:00Times of India link<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Abandoned-40-years-ago-US-techie-reunites-with-family-in-India/articleshow/19467767.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Abandoned-40-years-ago-US-techie-reunites-with-family-in-India/articleshow/19467767.cms</a><br /><br /></div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-25920970773360417672013-04-11T08:37:00.000-07:002014-02-05T12:49:58.590-08:00Book Coming out in India SOON!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The book Titled "The Last Orange"&nbsp; Lost and Found Memoir is out and available on amazon.com and many other web sites.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We have a contract signed to get the book out in India (to be released very soon - exact date will be shared here first). We are very excited about the book coming out in India as so many people have commented on the story and want to read more. <br /><br />We've also been busy here in the United States being parents to two very busy children with school and sports. &nbsp;Kaitlyn is starting volleyball next week so we will be sure to post pictures and Kevin has finished up Soccer and Basketball and now is doing drivers education to get his licenses. &nbsp;Life is full but we love it and wouldn't have it any other way. &nbsp;My sponsors were able to come to the United States for a brief visit and I was able to have dinner with them at the Mission Dinner at church last week. &nbsp;That was really nice. &nbsp;We will be seeing them again in December.<br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who is helping get word out about The Last Orange. &nbsp;We greatly appreciate all your efforts.<br /><br />Kisan &amp; Pam</div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-8510836677067370472012-12-17T06:51:00.002-08:002014-02-05T12:55:21.788-08:00A couple new interview links<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There was a new interview and we wanted you to be able to see it.&nbsp; <br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">My recent publication on the Dubai's best read Friday's magazine which was released on </span>11/3/2013<br /><div id="stcpDiv" style="left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;"><div class="meta"> <div class="avatar"> <img alt="By Mythily Ramachandran " height="45" src="http://fridaymagazine.ae/media/img/friday/no-image.gif" title="By Mythily Ramachandran " width="65" /> </div><div class="author-name" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" title="By Mythily Ramachandran "> <span class="clip"> By Mythily Ramachandran </span> </div><div class="publish-date" itemprop="dateCreated"> 3 Nov 2013</div></div>- See more at: http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/the-big-story/i-met-my-mother-after-nearly-40-years-1.1250472#sthash.p5RMjvgq.dpuf</div><div id="stcpDiv" style="left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;"><div class="meta"> <div class="avatar"> <img alt="By Mythily Ramachandran " height="45" src="http://fridaymagazine.ae/media/img/friday/no-image.gif" title="By Mythily Ramachandran " width="65" /> </div><div class="author-name" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" title="By Mythily Ramachandran "> <span class="clip"> By Mythily Ramachandran </span> </div><div class="publish-date" itemprop="dateCreated"> 3 Nov 2013</div></div>- See more at: http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/the-big-story/i-met-my-mother-after-nearly-40-years-1.1250472#sthash.p5RMjvgq.dpuf</div><div id="stcpDiv" style="left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;"><div class="meta"> <div class="avatar"> <img alt="By Mythily Ramachandran " height="45" src="http://fridaymagazine.ae/media/img/friday/no-image.gif" title="By Mythily Ramachandran " width="65" /> </div><div class="author-name" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" title="By Mythily Ramachandran "> <span class="clip"> By Mythily Ramachandran </span> </div><div class="publish-date" itemprop="dateCreated"> 3 Nov 2013</div></div>- See more at: http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/the-big-story/i-met-my-mother-after-nearly-40-years-1.1250472#sthash.p5RMjvgq.dpuf</div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/the-big-story/i-met-my-mother-after-nearly-40-years-1.1250472">http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/the-big-story/i-met-my-mother-after-nearly-40-years-1.1250472&nbsp;</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">I also appeared on the front page of India's most widely read Times Of India news paper on April 10/2013 </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-10/india/38433140_1_kathmandu-sister-maya">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-10/india/38433140_1_kathmandu-sister-maya </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Recent NYC White Himal TV Interview:<br /><br /><a href="http://whitehimal.tv/2012/12/kisu/" target="_blank">http://whitehimal.tv/2012/12/kisu/</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-82457663766706700412012-11-19T07:48:00.005-08:002012-11-19T12:58:25.513-08:00Kisan is featured as "Blue Devil of the Week"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Kisan is featured as the "Blue Devil of the Week" in a weekly publication that is sent features a Duke employee each week. &nbsp;You can reach the article at the link here.<br /><br /><a href="http://today.duke.edu/2012/11/bluedevilupadhaya">http://today.duke.edu/2012/11/bluedevilupadhaya</a><br /><br />Again - we thank everyone who is posting/sharing about the book on your web page and facebook helping us get the word out about the book. &nbsp;We really do appreciate all your efforts.<br /><br />Kisan and Pam</div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-56146047090719080482012-11-09T06:21:00.001-08:002012-11-09T06:21:58.018-08:00Nepal interview now featured on dcnepal.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The interview is now available in 2 parts on dcnepal.com.<br />The link to the videos is<br /><a href="http://www.dcnepalevent.com/news/news-hightlights.php?nid=79985">http://www.dcnepalevent.com/news/news-hightlights.php?nid=79985</a><br /><br />We will also try to post the videos directly to the blog as well.<br />Thanks for following the blog and helping us get the word out about the book.&nbsp; We really appreciate all your efforts.</div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-58467383141682885302012-11-01T16:14:00.001-07:002012-11-01T16:15:44.730-07:00The book has arrived!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyqyCw1Gp9E/UJMB9W_rAkI/AAAAAAAAAc0/aBbXcR1xXrE/s1600/Book1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyqyCw1Gp9E/UJMB9W_rAkI/AAAAAAAAAc0/aBbXcR1xXrE/s320/Book1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GxNrioCBPj8/UJMCEEfTJoI/AAAAAAAAAc8/WAWe2k7ZhVc/s1600/Book2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GxNrioCBPj8/UJMCEEfTJoI/AAAAAAAAAc8/WAWe2k7ZhVc/s320/Book2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The book just arrived.&nbsp; I'm so excited to actually see it in print.&nbsp; Facebook me or e:mail me with any questions regarding the book.&nbsp; I want to thank everyone for helping get the word out about the book.&nbsp; I really do appreciate all your efforts.</div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-86473053866170592462012-11-01T09:03:00.002-07:002012-11-01T09:03:56.574-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I just received a confirmation from my publishers saying that I don't need their permission to reprint or redistribute my book elsewhere. </div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-5853192204248530552012-10-30T18:07:00.002-07:002012-10-30T19:44:41.765-07:00The Book titled "The Last Orange lost and found memoir"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a6POtvx5Ik4/UJCQV15aLqI/AAAAAAAAAbE/77dpaFK4L2M/s1600/197553510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a6POtvx5Ik4/UJCQV15aLqI/AAAAAAAAAbE/77dpaFK4L2M/s1600/197553510.JPG" height="320" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X8fRVSAseBM/UJB0velV3II/AAAAAAAAAZ4/ZYtbAjA7Nts/s1600/Tmage+Channel+2012+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Kisan Upadhaya was born in Assam, India, in 1966. He was separated from his sister, mother, and father at age four and found himself starving, sick and begging for food on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Soon the bitter cold of winter got the best of him from having to work for food and he became very ill and near death. He was taken to the hospital,&nbsp; where he spent almost six months recovering and was discharged to the&nbsp; Christian home called Mendies Haven Children’s Home where he grew up.&nbsp; He came to the U.S. in 1987 to study and is now working in Durham, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and two children. In the intervening years he tried to search for his biological family and failed. However, 42 year later he was reunited on live TV with his mother and dear sister in August 2011<br /><br />His sister spent 9 years in slavery working from one household to another and managed to survive alone without her brother Kisan. This book is a great story of inspiration that you will not regret buying it but enjoy reading it.<br /><br />Book is available via&nbsp; <br /><br /><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/" target="_blank">http://www.barnesandnoble.com</a>, <br /><a href="http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/" target="_blank">http://bookstore.iuniverse.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com</a><br />It is also available E-book formats<br /><br />This is a true story of two siblings who had gone through rough time in the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal.&nbsp; Author worked in a restaurant at age 4 and almost died of being sick from cold but managed to live to write a book&nbsp; Story of how two two brother and sister got separated from their own family.&nbsp; After 40 years of search by the younger brother Kisan Upadhaya and help from some friends in Nepal as well as in Assam, India, he was reunited with his biological family on live TV.<br />The story you read may be one of a kind that you only read in a fairy tale books, but knowing the person who wrote this book, it is real person and real life's struggle with emotional and happy ending despite the harsh and rough childhood.</div>Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807027600064885947.post-37571802651276354942012-10-29T19:01:00.000-07:002012-10-30T19:37:05.452-07:00Photos from Grand ReunionHere are a few photos from my reunion in March 2012 with my extended family.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cl-GEzTjPtc/UJCGPzldVkI/AAAAAAAAAaM/lpify2Ru008/s1600/family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cl-GEzTjPtc/UJCGPzldVkI/AAAAAAAAAaM/lpify2Ru008/s1600/family.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RNsswgXJ68Q/UJCGTZJZhaI/AAAAAAAAAaU/_NjE-ItuneQ/s1600/family+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RNsswgXJ68Q/UJCGTZJZhaI/AAAAAAAAAaU/_NjE-ItuneQ/s1600/family+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hkSG-Zgt2Sg/UJCGWL_dViI/AAAAAAAAAac/7OdPKaeMPDQ/s1600/mom+and+maya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hkSG-Zgt2Sg/UJCGWL_dViI/AAAAAAAAAac/7OdPKaeMPDQ/s1600/mom+and+maya.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Kisan Upadhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237414498189013938noreply@blogger.com2